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غافصهُ

Root: غفص

Form: 3

Full Definition

غافصهُIII , Verbal.Noun مُغَافَصَةٌ and غِفَاصٌ, He came upon him suddenly, or unexpectedly; he took him at unawares, and did an evil action to him.
2 Hence the saying, أَخَذْتُهُ مُغَافَصَةً I took it striving to overcome.
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